Lakers-Nuggets Game 5 reaction: What comes next for the Lakers

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Published 2024-04-30
Here's my reaction to the Los Angeles Lakers' 108-106 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series at Ball Arena on Monday, April 29, 2024.

I cover the Lakers' Game 5 loss, the margins of the series, our report at The Athletic, the future of LeBron James, the future of Darvin, many of the questions the Lakers are facing, what we learned about LA in the postseason, the Lakers' needs this offseason, why I think JJ Redick is an interesting potential coaching candidate, the reality of this series, Denver's greatness and more.

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:36 Breaking down our report at The Athletic
17:18 Takeaway No. 1: What this all means moving forward
24:39 Takeaway No. 2: What LA learned in the playoffs
32:20 Takeaway No. 3: The reality of this series' outcome
38:36 Thank you for the last few months!
41:15 Outro

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All Comments (21)
  • @LakerGang2001
    Thanks for all of your hard work this season, Jovan! you're reporting is second to none! Wishing you much success on your channel, almost 10k subscribers! Next goal is 100k 🙏
  • @erikkdane8485
    The Lakers need a new coaching staff. And they need tough, gritty, and physical 3&D two-way players with SIZE for next season especially on the wing and in the front court.
  • gabe when asked about ham's excuse about health he said "First and foremost I'm not gonna make any excuses" that's really damning of how the bench feels bout ham
  • @manassharma7074
    Incredibly proud of this squad and thank you for all of your hard work Jovan
  • @BobbyTomio
    Thank you, Jovan! I look forward to your video/audio coverage for an entire Season next year. An excellent 3 months on all levels. Laker fans are very fortunate to have you doing the hard work you do. 👏👏👏
  • @user-tx8ie4pc7b
    Appreciate you sirđŸ™đŸŸCrazy season, so many what ifs.. Ham got outcoached +bad play from role players. Need 2surround Bron& AD w/ high motor athletes. Keep AR,Vando& Max. Bring N a 2way high m. athletic guard& wing+ a backup5. Denver is the best TM I've seen in years.The shot making is unreal.MPJs 3s almost feel like splash bros back in the day. A special TM. Thanks again for the great content. Looking forward 2 more.
  • @walterehmann8799
    Thanks for the coverage this year, Jovan. I’m a newer, casual basketball fan so I especially appreciate how you balance the stats coverage with the more overarching stories/season as a whole
always feel like I pick something up and never get lost in the numbers.
  • @bonedale
    JJ as a coach is the most Lakers thing they could do to waste the final years of LBJ
  • @BladeVoltz
    We appreciate everything you do Jovan! Thank you for all the coverage from this season!
  • @soymajia
    Great videos Jovan, so proud of you! I'm looking forward to watching this channel grow as I know it will. Now, my take on the Lakers and the first round. Personally, I feel that the Lakers had a chance to win the first round. They dominated the Nuggets several times, yet I think their loss was more mental than ability. It is up to the coach to push them through the finish line. If they had the stats they had, then they had the performance ability to win this round. They had game 5 within reach and it sadly slipped away. I feel it's on the coach to instill the belief that they have everything within themselves as the team to win. I think the HAM is baked and will be carved out.
  • @Twp0.
    Much appreciation to you, thank you for being a calm and logical reporter all season long.
  • @timunderscore
    Thanks for everything this season Jovan. Btw I'm about to send you a sample video of some overlays/graphics stuff you can maybe use for future edits of your videos!
  • @homie_2cent
    Thanks for the coverage this season, top tier content and appreciate every postgame reaction and takeaways. Great first season 🎉
  • @BeckieG
    Thanks for the insights this season! Really enjoyed the backstage arena tours too! Agree about AD this season! He was really toughđŸ’Ș
  • @haxzy_9499
    Appreciate all the work you’ve done this season Jovan.
  • @mrcudddles6424
    I love this podcast. great to listen to this perspective its so cool
  • @sriram-v786
    @jovanbuha , great work in covering the lakers this season. I feel Lakers should interview David adelman as well if they are going to replace Ham. Lakers need a good system built for offense with more organized and consistent play calling . Adelman has been pillar of nuggets in coaching staff for years now behind Mike Malone. Need to see if he would be a fit for lakers coach . Also Trae Young isnt going to help this team. If its Mitchell , yes. But Young, a definite no. If they are not going for 3rd star, they should try to really bring back Caruso in offseason and see if Bridges or Finney-Smith is available. And a good backup Center.
  • Man i cannot Believe how close these games were. Every game felt like a game 7 for Lakers fans cuz we know how important every game is so important